Elton John - Social Disease Lyrics






My bulldog is barking in the backyard
Enough to raise a dead man from his grave
And I can't concentrate on what I'm doing
Disturbance going to crucify my days

And the days they get longer and longer
And the nighttime is a time of little use
For I just get ugly and older
I get juiced on Mateus and just hang loose

And I get bombed for breakfast in the morning
I get bombed for dinner time and tea
I dress in rags, smell a lot, and have a real good time
I'm a genuine example of a social disease

My landlady lives in a caravan
Well that is when she isn't in my arms
And it seems I pay the rent in human kindness
But my liquor also helps to grease her palms

And the ladies are all getting wrinkles
And they're falling apart at the seams
Well I just get high on tequila
And see visions of vineyards in my dreams





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  1. T.... ....

    You wily Bernie Taupin, the only poet who could have used "juiced," "Mateus," and "loose" in the same sentence and have it make sense. :P

  2. V.... S....

    Get juiced on Matus and just hang loose - Can I get an amen?

  3. f.... i....

    The best double album of all time...great songs, great musicians... E.J., Dee Murray, Nigel Ollson, Davey Johnstone, Ray Cooper...a war machine...

  4. M.... G....

    Love that sax.

  5. M.... G....

    This is my favorite Elton John song. It celebrates us alcoholics. Fuck you anti-alcoholicites.

  6. L.... ....

    This song is a mood

  7. M.... G....

    I bet I am the only Elton John Fan in the world (and there are millions...maybe billions) who will proudly admit this is his favorite Elton John song.

  8. a.... g....

    And I just get ugly and older 😆😆😆😆

  9. R.... L....

    RLK- On-line is SOCIAL I don't have a social awful deposition.
    Robin L. Knudsen

  10. I.... ....

    Most underrated album in Elton's entire discography. So many good songs ignored in his concert playlists and by the masses, like "Roy Rogers", "The Ballad of Danny Bailey", and especially "Social Disease".

  11. S.... r....

    I like how this song starts off quieter than all the other songs on the album so that you have to crank it up loud, because this song is better the louder you play it.

    S.... r....

    Exactly

  12. N.... ....

    Love this song so much! Had it on repeat to put me to sleep, I love it so much!
    It's such a comedic song, but I love it. Funny and still pretty good. When I first listened to the song, I heard the song but I didn't hear the lyrics. Even then, I still liked it.

  13. D.... M....

    Put this song in the dictionary under Elton John

  14. M.... P....

    On my bucket list .. to hopefully see my Elton John and take my brother Leo along side me, the memories growing up listening to Elton . One of my regrets to take to my grave ! Wait for me John , I’m 60 got one left in college then maybe I’ll see you next year or two .. love you Elton John..

  15. B.... V....

    2018-19 anyone???

  16. v.... h....

    a perfect double album,every track can stand on its own merit, just utterly brilliant

    v.... h....

    Except for Jamaica Jerkoff. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road is without a doubt the best RocknRoll Album of all time, but "J.J." is poor reggae.

    v.... h....

    That song is meant to be tongue in cheek. Not meant to be taken seriously as actual reggae.

  17. R.... S....

    Currently getting juiced on Mateus, hanging loose

  18. G.... A....

    This song always makes me smile! :)

  19. M.... G....

    Let's celebrate alcoholism, boiby. Let's. I know Elton swore off this stuff, years ago. His loss, not ours.

  20. F.... ....

    Every song on this album is a gem.

    F.... ....

    Yes. Perhaps best pop album EVER

    F.... ....

    Every artist has got at least one album that’s perfection.
    Ziggy Stardust, a night at the opera, dark side of the moon, etc
    This is elton’s

  21. M.... G....

    Karaoke?

  22. M.... G....

    This is my favorite Elton John song of all time, and it is TRUE rock n roll. A song that celebrates alcoholism. Yeah! That is rebellious, man; and rock n roll is supposed to be rebellious. I am an alcoholic and I am proud of it, and you will never find me standing in front of a lame AA meeting.

    M.... G....

    Jesus I the wine

  23. F.... R....

    This is some real music

  24. r.... ....

    This Is The "Dirtiest" Song On The Album. Until This, in 1973, Not Too Many Groups Dared To Sing Of The Glories Of Debauchery. Well, Elton/Bernie Hit It Out Of The Park Here. They Had No Such Reservations. " I Get Juiced On Mateus And Just Hang Loose." Thanks Fellas. You Kept It Real. "I Just Get Ugly And Older."  Wow. So True. You Were The First.

  25. D.... ....

    Anyone know where to get the sheet music for this?

  26. K.... B....

    Elton and Bernie are awesome!

    K.... B....

    They wrote this song for me :-)

  27. A.... P....

    Amooooooooo

  28. p.... ....

    New Orleans inspired this melody

  29. I.... S....

    Folks, the "high note" in this song is a D5 falsetto. It is NOT a D6. So please don't post that anymore. I wasted a lot of time feakin' this thing on a meter. LOL

  30. I.... S....

    This song was as close to "filler material" as they came on the GYBR album. And it was still awesome. LOL

  31. I.... S....

    Well I just get high on tequila
    And see visions of vineyards in my dreams

  32. J.... L....

    Any other 20 something listening to this song/album? :)

    J.... L....

    Yes! You are not alone... ;-)

    J.... L....

    Math Guy Awesome!

    J.... L....

    13 actually:))

  33. F.... P....

    such a cool song

  34. A.... P....

    Amoooooooooooo

  35. L.... A....

    lol... this tune that i just had the pleasure of listen' to had to been a freakin trip to the music heads of the 70's. they had to have thought this tune might have been to country soundin,' lol... if i had an idea i would say it's a rockabilly sound....

  36. I.... R....

    This song so funny. That even improves the mood. I love it.

  37. r.... ....

    """YOU DUNNO RENDITIONERS   youtube

  38. K.... D....

    Gotta love the banjo.

  39. D.... D....

    The great Leroy Gomez on sax.

  40. R.... D....

    And the next one on this list, I'm gonna just _melt..._

  41. T.... S....

    "Social Disease"

    My bulldog is barking in the backyard
    Enough to raise a dead man from his grave
    And I can't concentrate on what I'm doing
    Disturbance going to crucify my days

    And the days they get longer and longer
    And the nighttime is a time of little use
    For I just get ugly and older
    I get juiced on Mateus and just hang loose

    And I get bombed for breakfast in the morning
    I get bombed for dinner time and tea
    I dress in rags, smell a lot, and have a real good time
    I'm a genuine example of a social disease

    My landlady lives in a caravan
    Well that is when she isn't in my arms
    And it seems I pay the rent in human kindness
    But my liquor also helps to grease her palms

    And the ladies are all getting wrinkles
    And they're falling apart at the seams
    Well I just get high on tequila
    And see visions of vineyards in my dreams

    T.... S....

    I hope Kid Rock doesn't remake this song. He probably doesn't know what Mateus is and he's gonna screw it up for us all. lol

    T.... S....

    @Maureen Wagg he should do it

  42. A.... w....

    Elton John is still around people! His new album is called "Wonderful Crazy Night". You'll find several tracks just here on youtube!

  43. r.... b....

    Maybe this should be Las Vegas' theme song .. but it was not intended as life style advice

  44. T.... ....

    Highest registered note of any Elton song... he actually hits a D6

    T.... ....

    Reminds me of my drinking days Fun times but looking back it was really a big waste of my brains cells. It is amazing how we look back and think we had it " dialed in".

    T.... ....

    Different guy playing The character of Elton John that's why

    T.... ....

    TheDanielCorp love.

    T.... ....

    Prove it

  45. b.... ....

    killing me softly with his words again?

  46. k.... ....

    this is one of my favorite ej songs. SO UNDERRATED.

  47. c.... b....

    In my twenties ,good days.

    c.... b....

    colin biggs my teenage girlfriend loved this album. First girlfriend, first time listen to Elton. Thankful for both.

  48. d.... b....

    great song :-D

  49. w.... ....

    never liked candle in the wind, couldn't care less about M  Monroe she was a lousy actress and a mental case  whore,

    w.... ....

    +wenesdae
    Yeah well that's just like your opinion man.

    w.... ....

    isn't it supposed to be about the music? remember the music????

    w.... ....

    +the81kid.

    You're in your element man. M Monroe really tied the 60s together.

    w.... ....

    Well you do know what they say about opinions.. they're just like assholes..everybody got one and they all stink!

  50. I.... B....

    Good tune.

  51. f.... B....

    Forlorn flies flitter by
    the corruscate in circles
    their whole lives
    till they die.

  52. c.... ....

    J adore ce morceau . Impossible de s en lasser

  53. R.... B....

    ...Kiirsten Whig...tell me your favourite music....I'll play it, I swear it....do I ever tell you I luv u..............? Especially you.....

  54. J.... C....

    This is one of the best songs on the the Yellow Brick Road album/cd. Your Sister Can't Twist is a close second.

    J.... C....

    They're all good

  55. J.... T....

    not in Chicago...

  56. D.... ....

    I get bombed for breakfast in morning, I get bombed for dinner time and tea, I dress in rags and smell alot...

  57. K.... B....

    was this ever on the radio???

    K.... B....

    yep. in L.A. it was.

  58. D.... ....

    Yeah, I'm drunk.

  59. P.... ....

    That's an A chord. I love that one too. Get a guitar and have someone show you an A. you'll never be the same again ; )

  60. K.... P....

    I almost agree with that. I have another, (Amoreena) I might put higher, but this one just kicks ass.

  61. V.... ....

    This Elton and Bernie's best song, IMO!

  62. F.... I....

    For me this is a Rolling Stones' pastiche. It wouldn't have been out of place on 'Stciky Fingers'. Check out gw930 dot blog dot com slash musicologist

  63. T.... ....

    I would love to hear Willie Nelson sing this.

    T.... ....

    That would be good

  64. R.... L....

    And I have a... heart of gold!

  65. M.... R....

    I hope the super concerts of the 70s and 80s return and I get to see Elton. Anyone ever seen one of these concerts. The ones with at least 50 or 60 thousand people in a sporting event stadium.

    M.... R....

    oh yes. back in 73.."festival seating". mind blowing.

  66. T.... B....

    this was my fav' album fer' a long time...an' dis' song meant a lot to an alcoholic like me

  67. s.... ....

    peter griffin's gay cowboy song is quite similar

  68. u.... ....

    @EngineerOfRed thats not how mathematics work

  69. J.... R....

    Someday I'm gonna do a parody cover of this song with the lyrics slightly altered to be about cannabis. "Well I just get high on White Widow and see fields of OG Kush in my dreams...!"

    Well, maybe I won't... BUT SOMEONE SHOULD.

  70. E.... D....

    This song is a contagious disease that you just cant get enough of :)

  71. t.... ....

    I used to play this LOUD in my house in the East Texas woods so the little ol' ladies would stop shakin' Bibles at me! Gotta' love his music and it did do the trick. Truth is I was a God fearing Christian the whole time- I just needed Elton's lyrics to get the hypocrites off my back. Whole album was made in my senior year- love it!

  72. w.... ....

    Clearly his best album....the so-called critics say that it is Tumbleweed Connection but that is not right. This album is just so strong in every way.

    I saw this show in Detroit in 1974 and I have never been blown away at a concert - but when he started with Funeral For a Friend in the dark with the smoke.....wow, maybe the best concert I have witnessed.

  73. S.... T....

    1 dislike out of 100 likes? That's 1 person out of 100. So 100% of people liked this. Therefore, nobody disliked it in the first place.

  74. k.... ....

    This is the all time best album of all time!

    k.... ....

    Greatest pop album .. No doubt imho

  75. I.... N....

    love the sax

  76. V.... ....

    Jesus, I love this song!

  77. q.... ....

    Of all the weird great tunes on this record, this was my fave. Why is it listed as a bonus track...it's on my original record I bought when I was 7.

  78. O.... ....

    1 person has never been juiced on mateus.

  79. n.... ....

    YEEEE-HAWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!

  80. R.... M....

    My Life Story

  81. A.... E....

    Think it's my favourite Elton's lp,I don't know ,there is Captain Fantastic too...anyway Elton John and Bernie Taupin've done a first class work.

  82. c.... ....

    Elton and Bernie what an amazing team! The music and lyrics together are just unreal!

  83. �.... �....

    @Perry064 Too drunk to hit the right button, no doubt.

  84. P.... ....

    This song reminds me of my life! Sometimes there is just nothing you can do but get drunk! I know it doesn't solve all my problems, but it sure makes them more tolerable! Thank you Elton for giving me a song to drift to when I am diving into my own Social Disease! One person missed the "like" button!

  85. J.... ....

    How is this a bonus track? I assure you, this song was on the original vinyl LP that I owed in the 70's. It's one of my favorite songs. How can you not love this? Thanks for posting!

  86. j.... ....

    @er6789er Yea...for many reasons! Those were great music days...The Eagles were bringing out great stuff .... oh and Frankenstein by Edgar or Johnny Winters I think it was WOWOWOW for an all-music song

  87. J.... M....

    Well my landlady lives in a caravan
    That is when she isn't in my arms
    And it seems to pay the rent of human kindness
    But my liquor also helps to grease her bones.

    And my ladies are all getting wrinkles
    And they're falling apart at the seams
    Well I just get high on tequila
    And see visions of vineyards in my dreams

  88. A.... J....

    BEST TRACK ON THE ALBUM
    ITS JUST GETS BETTER AND BETTER

  89. j.... ....

    genuine example of a geniusxxxxxxx

  90. C.... V....

    yes!!!!!!! kick ass!

  91. R.... ....

    oh Elton ... Don't stop! You truely are the greatest!

  92. B.... L....

    The older and uglier i get the more I like it.

  93. J.... ....

    This was one of my favorite songs on this cd. It always makes me laugh. Thanks for uploading the cd.

  94. w.... ....

    I just get ugly and older.

  95. d.... ....

    My Fave Elton/Bernie Track. "Juiced on Matteuse & just Hang loose" What more can you say!!!! Rock on.

  96. w.... m....

    "Well, my landlady lives in a caravan/Well, that is when she isn't in my arms/And it seems to pay the rent with human kindness, but my liquor also helps to grease her palms"--Bernie Taupin was a fantastic lyricist and Elton really knew how to interpret them to get the message across!